Awards

Zeta Psi regularly recognizes those who distinguish themselves through exceptional displays of leadership, dedication, and generosity. Below is a list of all awards that Zeta Psi bestows, as well as those worthy individuals and chapters who have received this recognition.

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Individual Awards

Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award is Zeta Psi’s highest alumni award, only given for special and outstanding long-term service. This award is not necessarily given every year. The following are all the brothers who have received this award.

First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Chapter	Year Awarded
Samuel	A.	Chapin	Iota	1956
Henry	A.	Huston	Lambda	1956
John		Van Nostrand Door	Delta	1957
James	Somers	Smith	Sigma	1957
Hollon	Augustine	Farr	Eta	1957
Jean	Carter	Witter	Iota	1957
William	Alfred	Comstock	Xi	1958
Arthur	Harrison	Motley	Alpha Beta	1958
Arthur	Layton	Barton	Alpha Epsilon	1958
John	E.	Woodbridge	Psi Epsilon	1959
Theodore	A.	Distler	Epsilon	1959
George	Simpson	Armstrong	Phi	1960
Hugh	Picken	Brady	Eta	1960
Shirley		Houghton	Iota	1961
Clifford	H.	Westcott	Alpha Epsilon	1961
Homer	J.	Steiny	Mu	1961
Harry	Leslie	Purdy	Sigma Epsilon	1962
Wright	D.	Heydon	Epsilon	1963
John	F.	Reynolds	Chi	1963
Symington	P.	Landreth	Sigma	1964
Clarence	H.	Delong	Alpha Epsilon	1966
John	L.	Coulson	Psi Epsilon	1968
Louis	R.	Bruce	Gamma	1969
Richard	A.	Frodsham	Phi	1970
Cyrus	K.	Rickel	Alpha Beta	1971
Alfred	D.	Kirkland	Mu	1971
Roy	A.	Foulke	Lambda	1973
Henry	M.	Elliot	Eta	1973
Herbert	A.	Carlborg	Alpha Beta	1973
James	Hugh	McLaughlin	Theta Xi	1974
Charles	S.	Burrows	Gamma	1975
Peter	B.	Pakradooni	Sigma	1976
Edison	W.	Dick	Eta	1980
Waldo	M.	Allen	Eta	1982
John	B.	Condon	Phi Lambda	1983
Samuel	A.	Ladd	Lambda	1984
Wendell	W.	Witter	Iota	1985
William	Rankin	Duryee	Eta	1985
Richard	W.	Smith	Omicron	1987
Howard		Butcher	Sigma	1987
William	C.	Buck	Tau	1988
Leonard	E.	Hammer	Phi Lambda	1989
William	A.	Shea	Phi	1989
Judson	W.	Bauer	Omega	1990
John	T.	Jackson	Psi	1991
Richard	Shepard	Clarke	Alpha	1992
James	J.	Ljunglin	Pi	1993
Peter	Barton	Wilson	Eta	1994
Walker		Smith	Mu	1994
Jay	L.	Rothberg	Delta Chi	1995
Ralph	S.	Rumsey	Xi	1996
John	R.	Birchfield	Phi	1997
Louis	J.	Capozzoli	Phi	1997
Fred	M.	Kirby	Tau	1998
Alan	H.	Rice	Alpha Beta	1999
David	M.	Underwood	Eta	2000
James	J.	Carey	Omega	2001
Stephen		Hartwell	Tau	2001
John	S.	Gebhardt	Phi	2002
Richard	George	Shuhany	Mu Theta	2002
William	B	Harrison, Sr.	Upsilon	2003
Douglas	P.	Donaldson	Theta	2003
George	Gardiner	McNeillie	Theta Xi	2004
Donald	B.	Chubb	Tau	2005
Patrick	Michael	Carney	Phi Lambda	2006
Robert	T.	Busteed	Omicron	2007
Michael	J.	Freiman	Phi Epsilon	2008
David	L.	Sims	Sigma	2009
Stephen	M.	Halperin	Beta Tau	2010
Gregory	E.	McElroy	Phi	2011
Richard	N.	Gateman	Chi Gamma	2012
Stephen	S.	Harper	Iota	2012
David	W.	Busacca	Tau Delta	2013
Jeffrey	R.A.	Ball	Theta Xi	2014
Gary	L.	Mootz	Pi Sigma	2015
M.	Lauck	Walton	Pi	2016
M.	David	Hunter	Iota Alpha	2017
R.	Thomas	Jewett	Psi	2018
J.	Corey	Nicolson	Theta Xi	2018
Les	G.	Hilger	Mu	2019
D.	Stuart	Bowers	Phi Epsilon	2019
Les		Mann	Phi Lambda	2020

Henry Elliot Service Award

This award is given out for volunteer service to Zeta Psi, for activities and/or actions throughout the calendar year.

First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Chapter	Year Awarded
Douglas	P.	Donaldson	Theta	2001
Don		Chubb	Tau	2002
Carl		Burns	Delta	2003
James		Best	Pi Epsilon	2004
Robert		O'Donnel	Rho Alpha	2005
James	J.	Carey	Omega	2006
Maurice		Ducoing	Psi	2007
Sim		Brigden	Theta XI	2008
Dan		Backer	Upsilon Mu	2009
Andrew	M	Frisvold	Phi Epsilon	2010
J.	Corey	Nicholson	Theta XI	2011
Matt		Tunney	Iota	2012
Dr. James	J	Ljunglin	Pi	2013
Brant		Davis	Alpha Epsilon	2014
John		Spohn	Pi	2015
Tom		Roerden	Psi	2016
Carter		Caldwell	Sigma	2017
Rob		Weikert	Iota	2019
Jay		Maguire	Iota Alpha	2020

Alumni Advisor of the Year

This award is presented in an effort to recognize our many alumni volunteers who devote many valuable hours to our undergraduate chapters.

James J. Carey Leadership Award

Awarded to a brother who exhibits outstanding leadership qualities.

First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Chapter	Year Awarded
James	J.	Carey	Omega	2007
Darren		Littell	Phi Lambda	2008
Douglas	P.	Donaldson	Theta	2009
James	J.	Ljunglin	Pi	2010
Jay	L.	Rothberg	Delta Chi	2011
J.	Corey	Nicholson	Theta XI	2012
M.	Lauck	Walton	Pi	2014
William		Ruggles	Theta	2015
John		Spohn	Pi	2016
Mike		Freiman	Phi Epsilon	2019
Greg		McElroy	Phi	2020

Outstanding Alumni Award

Presented for sustained alumni contributions, of time, talent, or financial support.

Award of Merit

This award may be given for singular or multiple tasks of special contributions/volunteer work, either to the local chapter, the Grand Chapter or the Educational Foundation.

Phi Alpha Award

Zeta Psi’s highest merit-based award given to an outstanding undergraduate for contributions made to his school, chapter, or Zeta Psi.

Outstanding Undergraduate Award

Celebrates those undergraduates who go above and beyond their duties in the active chapter and community.

Red Grange Sportsman of the Year Award

Awarded to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. Available to either undergraduates or alumni.

First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Chapter	Award Date	Sport



Joe		Maddon	Tau	2009	MLB Baseball
Richard		Gould	Mu	2012	College Tennis
Alan		Rice	Alpha Beta	2013	Wrestling
William	C.	Buck	Tau	2014	MLB Baseball
Richard	Van	Siclen	Phi Lambda	2014
Deon	L.	Randall	Eta	2015
Joseph		Barron	Phi	2016	Swimmer
Max		Abram	Sigma	2017
Alex		Livingston	Kappa	2019
Eric		Van Hees	Alpha Psi	2019
Sam		Tuckerman	Eta	2020	College Football

James McLaughlin Interfraternal Award

Presented to an individual who shows tremendous sustained leadership in support of the Interfraternal movement. This award is not limited to members of Zeta Psi.

First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Chapter	Award Date
Robert		Edgmon	Iota Alpha	2020
Scott		Pederson	Psi	2018
Ralph	V.	Wilhelm	Cornell	2015
Alan		Groves	Non-Member	2013
Stephen		Baker	Non-Member	2011
Edward	N.	Kirlin	Non-Member	2007
Peter		Pakradooni	Sigma	2006
Russell		March	Theta	2004
Jon		Williamson	Non-Member	2002
Ed		Pease	Non-Member	2000
David	K.	Eastlick	Non-Member	1999
James	J.	Carey	Omega	1998
Kevin	P.	Shannon	Phi Epsilon	1996
Alan	B.	Davis	Beta Tau	1995
John	R.	Birchfield	Phi	1994
Alan	S.	Okun	Non-Member	1993
Ralph	S.	Rumsey	Xi	1992
Durward		Owen	Non-Member	1989
Gregory	E.	McElroy	Phi	1986
James	J.	McLaughlin	Theta Xi	1982
Dru		Bagwell	Non-Member
Gary		Bonas	Non-Member

Gold/Silver Awards

Presented annually to Zetes that have been Elders for 25 (Silver) or 50 (Gold) years.

Chapter Awards

William A. Comstock Award

One of Zeta Psi’s most coveted chapter awards, presented to the group that best exemplifies the Vision of Bill Comstock.

Year Awarded	Chapter
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979	Theta Xi
1980
1981
1982	Phi Epsilon
1983
1984
1985	Pi Tau
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991	Tau Gamma
1992	Tau Alpha
1993	Rho Alpha
1994	Iota Alpha
1995	Rho Alpha
1996	Pi Tau
1997	Pi Tau
1998	Theta Xi
1999	Iota Alpha
2000	Pi Tau
2001	Iota Alpha
2002	Theta Xi
2003	Beta Tau
2004
2005	Alpha Epsilon
2006	Alpha Pi
2007	Theta Xi
2008
2009
2010	Phi Epsilon
2011	Theta Eta
2012	Alpha Psi
2013	Alpha Psi
2014	Phi Lambda
2015	Delta Chi
2016	Nu Sigma
2017	Rho Alpha
2018	Alpha Psi
2019	Tau
2020	Theta Phi

John Birchfield Communication Award

Chapter award presented to the group that demonstrates the most exemplary communications practices on both internal and external levels.

Bronze Chapter Awards

Awarded to an undergraduate chapter that shows outstanding performance throughout the year.

Silver Chapter Awards

Awarded to an undergraduate chapter that shows outstanding performance throughout the year.

Gold Chapter Awards

Awarded to an undergraduate chapter that shows exemplary performance throughout the year.

McElroy Order of Excellence

Awarded to any chapter that has received a gold chapter award for three consecutive years. Named in honor of Phi Alpha CXXVI, Greg McElroy (Phi, ’70).